Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 2:3.
How to recognise it
Three equal horizontal bands: red, white, then blue.
- Name in the quiz
- Netherlands
- Also called
- The Netherlands
- UN member state name
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- ISO 3166-1 code
- NL
- Atlas Play pack
- Europe (starter pack), Look-alikes: horizontal bands
Easily confused with
FranceNetherlands: the bands lie flat (red on top). France: the bands stand upright (blue at the hoist).
CroatiaNetherlands: plain. Croatia: a chequered red-and-white shield in the middle.
LuxembourgNetherlands: dark blue. Luxembourg: light blue, and a longer real flag.
ParaguayNetherlands: plain bands. Paraguay: a round seal in the middle of the white.
Source and checks
Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Netherlands (A horizontal triband of red (bright vermilion), white, and cobalt blue; proportion 2:3). Checked 2026-10-18 by Claude (AI build agent): rendered artwork compared with the reference design description; no human editorial review yet. Artwork: flag-icons 7.6.0 (package/flags/4x3/nl.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 c7335b936f7c…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.